List of Tables 



Table 1 . Salmonid species occurring in Montana that have tested positive for w^hirling disease 

 (MTWDTF 2000) 4 



Table 2. Creel survey data collection for the Madison River, Montana from 1975 to 1996. 

 Pressure estimates in angler hours, were taken from original data summary sheets or final 

 annual fisheries division job progress reports (Appendix A). Sections are open to boat and 

 shore fishing unless noted otherwise 8 



Table 3. Six most common problems perceived by anglers during the 1995 Madison River angler 

 satisfaction survey. The question was free response. A total of 904 distinct responses were 

 tallied for the 833 respondents to the survey 17 



List of Figures 



Figure 1. Map of the Madison River from Hebgen Reservoir to Greycliff access, Montana 

 showing the study sections, tributaries mentioned in this report, and fishing 

 access sites (*) 7 



Figure 2. Catch rates in fish per hour for the four sections surveyed on the upper Madison River 

 during the 1995 creel survey 13 



Figure 3. Catch rates in fish per hour for the four sections surveyed on the lower Madison River 

 during the 1995 creel survey 14 



Figure 4. Angling pressure in total angler hours fished for the four sections of the upper Madison 

 River surveyed during the 1995 creel survey 15 



Figure 5. Angling pressure in total angler hours fished for the four sections of the lower Madison 

 River surveyed during the 1995 creel survey 15 



Figure 6. Results of the 1995 angler satisfaction survey for the Madison River, Montana vdth 



regards to the type, size, and quantity offish caught 16 



Figure 7. Number of years that respondents had fished on the Madison River, Montana from the 

 1995 angler satisfaction survey. A total of 833 responses were tallied for this question 18 



Figure 8. Catch rates in fish per hour for the five sections surveyed between Slide Inn and 



Windy Point on the Madison River during the 1996 creel survey 19 



Figure 9. A comparison of angling pressure in angler hours from the 1995 Quake Lake section 

 and the 1996 (all sections) Madison River creel survey surveys. All sections from 1996 



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